Jordan or Plymouth Mad
Mid-Western Thunderer
I thought was Peco points that are a pain? At least, as they come in the box....
7mm Millicent Street
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cmax
Western Thunderer
Well spotted mate.I thought was Peco points that are a pain? At least, as they come in the box....
Rippers
Western Thunderer
Careful hand weathering of both rails and sleepers helps disguise it's origins.
Rippers
Western Thunderer
It's a Yelloways Coach.
I have a whole collection of bus and coach pictures the photographer (a late neighbour of mine in Brid) took in between trains!
To be honest you rarely saw Boddy's coaches in the station coach park. They tended to drop off, pick up and park at their office and garage in nearby West Street. They did similar at their Morrel Street Office and Garage in Hull.
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Thanks, Yelloways was fourth on my list but didn't think a Lancashire coach would venture across the border.
The station approach looks like where express and day trip coaches parked up.
This bus and coach collection would be worth a thread in its own right - especially if they are from the same time period.
Rippers
Western Thunderer
You best think about that for next year then as I can confirm that we have accepted an invite to show the layout at Guildex in September 2026!.
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Rippers
Western Thunderer
Now the dust has died down from the Pontefract outing. I figured it might be time for an update of sorts. Currently the layout remains packed away while we concentrate on other smaller projects (and a Triton restoration).
But away from the playroom the additional rolling stock planned for the layout is going through the ruining and devaluing process.
The addition of which should offer further visual variety to that we already have.
But away from the playroom the additional rolling stock planned for the layout is going through the ruining and devaluing process.
The addition of which should offer further visual variety to that we already have.
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Dan Randall
Western Thunderer
If I may, I’d suggest they were both RTR versions from Dapol?
I have several of my own and have decided to standardise on these, rather than spend valuable time, building and painting the equivalent kits from Slater’s. They are excellent, free-running models, which also incorporate compensation via a beam behind the solebar on one side, linking the axleboxes at each end.
Also, as you’ve obviously noticed, the brake lever guides are excellent! I don’t know if they’re available from Dapol as spares, but if they’re not, they ought to be! Every time I see the Dapol stand at a show, I mean to ask the question, but always forget. However, if they’re not available separately, but enough people ask for them, perhaps that will change? A job for the GoG’s Trade Liaison Officer perhaps?…
I’ve no connection to Dapol, other than as a satisfied customer.
(With apologies for the thread hijack!).
Regards
Dan
Rippers
Western Thunderer
As Dan said they both did indeed start out as Dapol RTR models. All I have done is change the rainstrips on the roof. Plus paint and weather them to bring out the detail.
adrian
Flying Squad
Are they a simple wheel set swop for Scale7 then?
Dan Randall
Western Thunderer
Sort of - it was a few years ago, but I seem to recall @Dog Star liaising with Slater’s, to produce some axles of the correct (shorter?) length to fit between the axleboxes and I think I bought about 10 wagon’s worth, via Graham.
After pulling the S7 wheels from the “as supplied” S7 axles, they were then fitted to the S7 conversion axles and refitted to the underframe. (Couldn’t find my back to back gauge, so here’s my vernier, masquerading as a piece of S7 track!)….
You can tell they’re Slater’s - look at that rust!…
I took some video of the conversion process (which I can no longer find…), to show a friend how quick it was, from removal of existing wheelsets, to replacement with the converted ones and it was something insane, like just over a minute!
Can’t see the axles on Slater’s website, but I struggle to find sundry stuff on there at the best of times. It’s possible they’re available via the S7 stores, but I can’t check, as I was trying to look for something else on the S7 website this morning and have been locked-out, due to forgetting my password and having too many attempts at trying to get in…
Regards
Dan
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daifly
Western Thunderer
The items that you need are X710040S, available from the S7 stores. Scroll down on this page:
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Rippers
Western Thunderer
After a few months of hanging about in a part painted state a few hours spare time today has given me the oppotunity of advancing this Thompson BZ towards a state of completion.
Note the faded and weather worn finish. Typical of the look many of these sported in the years prior to gaining corporate Blue.
cmax
Western Thunderer
Thanks for posting.
Suffolk Dave
Western Thunderer
It's wonderful to see Millicent Street in action.
I was born and brought up in HU5 and, even via a computer screen, the layout conveys a feeling of familiarity and nostalgia.
Tappa
Western Thunderer
You’ll be pleased to know that the layout is stored in HU5.